Royal icing is the king of cake and cookie decorating because it is so easy and versatile. Start with some powdered or confectioners’ sugar, add water and whatever flavorings you like and stir until ...

There’s something weirdly satisfying about watching royal icing flow across a cookie like shiny sugar lava — right before it dries into a flawless, bakery-level finish. This simple royal icing recipe ...

Chocolate has long been integral to the Valentine's Day culinary experience. Truffles, molten cakes, frosted cupcakes, dark cacao puddings and brûlées, ganache-domed cakes and enrobed nuts - they all ...

Ree Drummond’s royal icing is a must-have when it comes to holiday baking. The celebrity chef uses it to decorate everything from Pioneer Woman gingerbread cookies to classic sugar cookies. Best of ...

If there’s only one cake you ever learn to make, let it be this. Yellow cake swaddled in chocolate frosting is perhaps the gold standard cake for birthdays, and for good reason–it strikes just the ...

Let’s face it, cupcakes are fun. Familiar, colorful and oh-so-cute, these whimsical little cakes are famous for full-on flavor and mile-high frosting. And don’t forget the decorations. Best of all?

These delicate Earl Grey cookies are perfect for an afternoon tea party. The black tea lifts the sugar cookie’s flavour profile and offers a hint of bergamot orange, while the royal icing is full of ...